Trump dismisses AI guardrails, calling concerns a ‘conspiracy’

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump dismissed the push for new guardrails to protect Americans from the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and warned of "a SICK conspiracy" that is turning people against AI and data centers in the United States.

Trump made the comments in a Sept. 14 post on Truth Social as he lashed out against Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who over the weekend published an essay that raised concerns about the pace of AI development and called for new guardrails.

"The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!" Trump said. "The Trump Administration has stopped AI 'people' from doing bad, or potentially bad, 'things,' like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a 'perfect little angel' – and we will continue to do so!"

Two other AI leaders, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk, endorsed Amodei's suggestions in social media posts.

Trump has been a firm defender of AI and data centers that power AI amid rising opposition to the expansion of the sprawling facilities in communities across the country. Trump has argued AI development in the United States…

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